The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-21
Local and state Notes.

The Wabash company are building at their
own shops one hundred coal cars. to be of sixty
thousand pounds capacity
kilograms received here yesterday stated that
freight rates over Chicago roads had been fully
restored. and were now as firm as rock over
all lines.
The Atchison. Topeka s. Santa &c -eople are
running q preliminary survey for a road from
Springfield, ILL.,. to St. Louis, which, if built,
would give the l., ID. & S. til short route to st.
Louis.
The Indianapolis steel mill has delivered this
week seventeen carloads OF steel rails to the
Lake Erie az Western road to be laid the
portion of the line lying between Peru and La
Porte.
The present month has been unusually
fatal one to trainmen on Indiana roads. Seven
freight brakemen have been killed, thus far,
ono freight conductor, three fremen and two
engineers
G. c. F.. Bent. superintendent of the Ohio &
Mississippi road Is soon to desert the bache
lors' ranks, marrying Indianapolis lady,
which accounts for his frequent visits to this
city Of late
ond week in September SAG, 432; increase over
corresponding week 1886, 81, 0s0 The Evansville
& Terre Haute the second week earned SIC, S29;
increase this year. $34.
The Vandalia has established an agency at
Wichita, Kan, and Charles Owens, travelling
passenger agent will represent the road at that
point. Charles Mixer succeeds Mr.. Owens as
travelling passenger agent
Mr. John M Powell -of Los Angeles, Cal. who
is organizing an excursion to that point, expects
TO have ten carloads of people ready to leave
Council Bluffs, on the 10Th inst, and many
more for the 10th OF October
The c.. l., ST. L. s. G. lis making extensive i'm
provements at Aurora in the way OF putting in
side-tracks to reach the mills, brewery, etc. at
that point and give them accommodations
which they have not heretofore enjoyed
Martin Ford passenger conductor the Ala
bama q Great Southern road, is in the city Wis
itinR friends who reside here. This is his first
Visit to this city, and he s much pleased with it
as business as well a railroad center.
The l.. b. e. w. earned the first week In Sep
tember SOS, 9ol, decrease when compared with
the corresponding week last yesr of 81. 033. The
earnings since the first OF January show an in
crease. however. of $77,323 over corresponding
period 1856
The United States District Court has ordered
G. L. Henderson, receiver of the r "A & W
road, TO pay the interest on the first mortcara
bonds resting on the Peoria division There is
due on these bonds. which amount to 81 900 600
eighteen months interest
Fears are entertained that the roads of this
country are about to enter into of the fercest
and longest passenGerrate wars the country has
ever known. The feeling is that unless the high
officials OF the road take the matter promptly in
hand q war Of unweldy proportions will be in
ausurated within the next thirty days.
The c., ST. L. a p. company have prepared
plans for building viaducts, or bridges, over
some of the most dangerous street crossings in
Richmond Ind. The company express a will
ingness to pay for the building of the bridges or
Viauucts. over their own property providing
that the city will pay the expense OF the APP
proaches.
The roads doing east-bound BUSINESS out of
Chicago las. week forwarded so. 2s5 tons. an
increase over the preceding week OF 6. 135 toms
The Pennsylvania lines carried but 20 per cent.
OF this business. the Vanderbilt lines 29.6 per
cent. the c.. L., St. l.. g. @. 4. S per- cent while
the Wabash and Grand Trunk ahead OF their
usual share.
The travelling passenger agents Of the South
ern roads, who have been North for some days
prospecting for business southwark the coming
winter, have returned home much discouraged
over the outlook and will advise the general
passenger agents OF the several lines 10 again
begin the paying OF com missions TO ticket agents
ia the North, unless tho transcontinental lines
at once cease TO pay commissions The point